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Definition of backdate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

backdate

verb

NAmE//ˈbækdeɪt//

backdate somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they backdate

he / she / it backdates

past simple backdated

-ing form backdating

to write a date on a check or other document that is earlier than the actual date compare postdate

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